22 December 2011
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Presenter Sue Barker in final rehearsal for BBC Sports Personality of the Year at MediaCity in Salford
The top 10 contenders for Sports Personality of the Year adorn the studio windows from where the show is being broadcast live
One of the walkways being used on the programme where the contenders will emerge from, flanked by silverware including the Premier League, Wimbledon, the Open and Six Nations trophies
World number one golfer and Sports Personality of the Year contender Luke Donald is one of the first of a host of sporting stars to arrive on the red carpet at MediaCity
Cricketers Graeme Swann and James Anderson were part of an England side that had a spectacular year. They arrive in Salford hoping to bag team of the year
Heptathlete Jessica Ennis arrives with fiance Andy Hill. Ennis came third in the 2009 Sports Personality poll, finishing behind Jenson Button and the winner Ryan Giggs
Former Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave with his family, who have turned out to see him receive the Lifetime Achievement Award
Phil Taylor is taking a break from the Darts World Championship to attend the awards. The fifteen-time world champion came second to jockey Tony McCoy in last year's poll
Host Gary Lineker presents the 2011 Sports Personality candidates: Mark Cavendish, Darren Clarke, Alastair Cook, Luke Donald, Mo Farah, Dai Greene, Amir Khan, Rory McIlroy (Andy Murray is unable to attend)
Bob Champion is awarded the Helen Rollason Award. Champion survived testicular cancer, went on to win the 1981 Grand National and has since raised millions for charity through the Bob Champion Cancer Trust
Lauren Taylor is presented with the Young Sports Personality of the Year award by Jessica Ennis and Roberto Mancini. The golfer won the British Open Amateur Championship this year at the age of 16
Andy Flower wins the Coach of the Year award. The Zimbabwean took charge of the England cricket team in 2009 and has led them to two Ashes victories and the number one position in the Test rankings
Novak Djokovic thanks the British public in a pre-recorded speech after winning the Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award. The Serbian tennis player won three Grand Slams this year
Janice Eaglesham and Ian Mirfin are the winners of the Unsung Hero Award. The pair run the Red Star Athletics Club in Glasgow, which has trained over 150 disabled athletes over the course of 21 years
After seeing their coach Andy Flower acknowledged earlier in the evening, the England cricket side are up on stage as they win Team of the Year
Princess Anne presents Sir Steve Redgrave with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Redgrave, who won five Olympic gold medals, joked that the cast he was sporting definitely did not suggest a return to rowing
Mark Cavendish is awarded the 2011 Sports Personality of the Year. The Manx cyclist finishes ahead of golfer Darren Clarke and long-distance runner Mo Farah and is rewarded for his five stage wins in this year's Tour de France
Cavendish poses with his fellow trophy winners, Darren Clarke (left) who triumphed in the 2011 Open, and Mo Farah who gold in 5,000m and silver in the 10,000m in this year's World Championships
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